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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 151 - 200).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the man and his wife that Cantu picks up on the reservation on page 39 come to the U.S. from?
(a) Columbia.
(b) Morelos.
(c) Jurez.
(d) The Yucatan.

2. What is Cantu's colleague Cole's nickname?
(a) Reaper.
(b) Black Death.
(c) Renaissance.
(d) Renegade.

3. What do the people who occasionally break into Adam's house always do, according to what he tells Cantu?
(a) Leave the water running.
(b) Change the locks.
(c) Break windows.
(d) Steal everything, including pots and pans.

4. On page 97, what does Cantu tell Hayward is bothering him about the job?
(a) He feels like all the real work is really out in the field.
(b) He feels bad for all the people crossing that he can not help.
(c) He feels like he is not getting paid enough.
(d) He feels that his language skills are not up to par.

5. On page 133, what cosmic event does Cantu imagine his relatives having witnessed?
(a) A solar eclipse.
(b) A lunar eclipse.
(c) The impact of a huge meteor.
(d) The passage of Halley's Comet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the Border Patrol agents bring to the young immigrant sisters on page 51, hoping it will make them feel better?

2. Who is the woman who owns the mercado where Jose works?

3. Why do the tribal police often decline to come to pick up abandoned vehicles when Border Patrol calls them?

4. What do Morales and Cantu see in the desert night sky while working that awes them both?

5. What had just happened in Cantu's family right before he and his mother traveled to Mexico for the first time?

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